Firearm and toolmark identification criteria: A review of the literature
Nichols, RG
Criminalist III, Oakland Police Department Criminalistics Laboratory,Oakland, CA.


Abstract
A review of the literature pertaining to identification criteria for firearms and toolmark identification was performed. Thirty-four articles were reviewed including empirical studies of consecutively manufactured barrels, firing pins, breechfaces, and assorted tools. Also reviewed were mathematical and computer models developed for the purpose of developing a standard identification criteria. These articles are reviewed in a format to allow interested parties to learn what has been done in the field so as to permit a better articulation of their own criteria for identification.

Keywords:
cocaine, criminalistics, firearms, forensic science, identification, identification criteria, mass spectrometry, toolmarks, toxicology

Paper ID: JFS423970466

ASTM International is a member of CrossRef.
Author Nichols RG Title Firearm and toolmark identification criteria: A review of the literature Symposium , Committee on